US Open 2010: The Signature Match

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Published: September 3, 2010

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There are four Grand Slams in one year, and 40 in a decade. Despite the importance we attach to these major events, the tennis world is lucky to have so many major tournaments in a year, unlike cricket or football in which each sport culminates once every four years in a World Cup.

This abundance also means that it becomes very difficult for one major to stand out among the crowd. Hence, one major often becomes more important or more memorable than the others. People will remember the 2008 Wimbledon more clearly than, say, the 2006 final because of how remarkable the 2008 final was.

A Grand Slam needs to have a signature moment. A moment which the fans will remember for a long time, the story of which will sometimes eclipse all other events. At Wimbledon this year, it was the Isner-Mahut saga that stole the show more than the fact that Rafael Nadal completed his second Euro Slam.

Last year, the Cinderella story of Melanie Oudin stole the show ahead of Juan Martin del Potro and Roger Federer (in fact, Federer’s tweener became much more discussed, too).

Already four days into the Open, the final major at the Flushing Meadows was missing such a story. An event which not only displays the sport's high quality, but is backed up with lots of emotion and drama to compel even the most neutral fans of the game to vehemently take sides.

And when we talk of the Open, two things come to mind. An up-and-coming American player and a fifth-set tiebreaker. This was exactly what happened as I sat and watched  (half-yawning) as Andy Murray steamroll past his second-round opponent (not that Murray was not playing good—in fact, I like Murray’s game a lot. Just that it is no fun watching a one-sided affair. Which is why I usually skip Federer’s first-week matches at a major). I saw the IBM Slam Tracker where the match between Ryan Harrison and Sergiy Stakhovsky (I assure you the spelling is correct&...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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